Yang 1 922 ~), a Chinese-American theoretical physicist,1922+1October1was born in Hefei County, Anhui Province (including Hefei).

In the Physics Department of The National SouthWest Associated University, he completed his bachelor's thesis under the guidance of Wu Dayou. 1942 After graduation, he entered the graduate school for further study and studied statistical physics under the guidance of teacher Wang Zhuxi.

1945, he went to America and became a graduate student at the University of Chicago. Influenced by E Fermi, he finished his doctoral thesis under the guidance of his tutor E Taylor. 1948 received the doctorate from 1948 ~ 1949, and worked as a faculty member at the university of Chicago. From 1955 to 1966, he was a professor at the institute, and from 1966, he was the Einstein chair professor of physics at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and he was the director of the newly established Institute of Theoretical Physics at the university. The President of the United States awarded him the National Science and Technology Award of 1985.

1984 65438+On February 27th, Peking University awarded Yang Zhenning the honorary professor certificate.

Second, scientific achievements.

Yang Zhenning has made extensive contributions to theoretical physics, including elementary particles, statistical mechanics and condensed matter physics.

He made many contributions to theoretical structure and phenomenological analysis.

His works have a special style: independence and creativity, and far-reaching vision.

1956 cooperated with Li Zhengdao, deeply studied the puzzling mystery of θ-τ at that time, and won the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics.

Yang Zhenning visited People's Republic of China (PRC) in the summer of 197 1, and was the first famous American scholar to visit New China.

After he returned to the United States, he did a lot of work to promote the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, promote mutual understanding between the two peoples, and promote the exchange of science and technology education between China and the United States.

Yang Zhenning was appointed honorary professor of Peking University, Fudan University, University of Science and Technology of China and Sun Yat-sen University, and member of the Academic Committee of Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.